Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots
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| a | without,not,no; apnea
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| ab | away from; abduct
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| ad | towards; adduct
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| alb | white; albino
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| ambi | both; ambidextrous
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| an | without; anesthesia
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| ante | before; antecubital
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| auto | self; autograph
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| anti | againt; antidote
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| bi | two;bicuspid
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| bio | life; biology
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| brady | slow; bradycardia
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| chlor/o | green; chlorophyll
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| circum | around; circumcision
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| cirrh/o | yellow; cirrhosis
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| con | with; congenital
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| contra | against; contraindication
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| cyan/o | blue; cyanosis
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| de | down; descend
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| dia | through; diagnosis
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| dis | free of; dislocation
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| dys | difficult;dyspnea
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| ecto | outside; ectopic
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| endo | within; endoscope
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| eosin/o | red; eosinophil
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| epi | over; epigastric
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| erythr/o | red;erythrocyte
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| ex | outside;exhale
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| exo | outside; exogenous
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| extra | outside; extrahepatic
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| glauc/o | gray; glaucoma
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| hemi | half; hemiplegia
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| hetero | different; heterogeneous
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| homeo | same; homeostasis
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| homo | same; homogenesis
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| hydro | water; hydrocephalus
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| hyp | under;hypoxemia
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| hypo | less than; hypoglycemia
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| idio | individual;idiosyncrasy
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| im | not;impotence
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| in | within, not; incompetent
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| infra | below; infraorbital
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| inter | between; intercostal
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| intra | within; intravenous
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| jaund/o | yellow; jaundice
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| juxta | near; juxta-articular
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| leuk/o | white; leukocyte
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| melan/o | black; melanoma
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| meso | middle; mesoderm
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| meta | beyond; metacarpals
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| milli | one-thousandth; milliliter
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| mono | one; monocyte
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| multi | many;multipara
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| non | not; noninvasive
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| pan | all;pancarditis
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| para | beside; paracervical
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| per | through;percussion
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| peri | around;perianal
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| poli/o | gray;poliomyelitis
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| poly | many; polyuria
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| post | after;postoperative
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| pre | before; precordial
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| primi | first; primigravida
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| pseudo | false;pseudoanorexia
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| purpur/o | purple;purpura
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| quadri | four;quadriplegia
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| re | back;reactive
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| retro | behind;retroperitoneal
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| rube | red;rubella
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| semi | half; semiconscious
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| sub | under;subcutaneous
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| supra | above;suprapubic
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| sym | joined;sympathetic
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| syn | together; syndrome
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| tachy | fast;tachycardia
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| trans | through;transurethral
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| tri | three; tricep
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| ultra | beyond;ultrasound
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| uni | one;uninuclear
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| xanth/o | yellow;xanthoderma
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| a | noun ending; cyanoderma
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| ac | pertaining to; cardiac
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| ad | toward;caudad
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| al | pertaining to; duodenal
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| algesia | sensitivity to pain;analgesia
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| algia | pain;myalgia
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| ar | pertaining to; ventricular
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| ary | pertaining to; pulmonary
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| ate | something that; hemolysate
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| blast | embryonic stage; leukoblast
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| cele | swelling or herniation; cystocele
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| centesis | surgical puncture; amniocentesis
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| cide | to kill; spermicide
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| clasis | crushing; osteoclasis
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| cyte | cell; leukocyte
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| desis | surgical fusion; arthodesis
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| dynia | pain; cephalodynia
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| e | noun ending; dermatome
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| eal | pertaining to ; esophageal
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| ectasia | dilation;gastrectasia
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| ectasis | dilation;gastrectasis'
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| ectomy | surgical removal; appendectomy
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| emia | blood condition;hyperglycemia
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| er | one who; radiographer
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| esis | condition of; enuresis
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| gen | that which generates; glycogen
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| genesis | generating; lithogenesis
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| genic | pertaining to formation; lithogenic
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| gram | record;electrocardiogram
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| graph | instrument used to record; electrocariograph
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| graphy | process of recording; electrocardiography
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| gravida | pregnancy;multigravida
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| ia | condition, parapelgia
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| ian | specialist in a field; dietician
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| iasis | presence of an abnormal condition; cholelithiasis
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| iatric | relating to medicine; pediatrics
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| iatrician | one who treats; pediatrician
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| iatrist | one who treats; psychiatrist
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| iatry | medical treatment; psychiatry
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| ic | pertaining to; thoracic
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| ical | pertaining to ; neurological
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| ician | specialist in a field; obstertrician
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| ile | pertaining to; febrile
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| ion | action;conduction
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| ism | condition; hirtuism
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| ist | prationer;pharmacist
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| itis | inflammation; appendicitis
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| ize | to make; anesthetize
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| lepsy | seizure; narolepsy
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| lith | stome;rhinolith
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| lithiasis | presence or formation of stones; cholelithiasis
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| logy | the study of;biology
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| logist | one who specializes in the study of; biologist
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| lysis | destruction;hemolysis
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| lytic | destruction; hemolytic
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| mania | mental disorder; meglomania
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| megaly | enlargement; cardiomegaly
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| meter | instrument used to mearsure; audiometer
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| metry | the process of measuring; audiometry
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| oid | resembling; mucoid
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| ole | small; arteriole
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| oma | tumor;lipoma
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| opia | visual condition;myopia
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| opsia | visual condition; hemianopsia
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| opsy | process of viewing; biopsy
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| ory | pertaining to ; auditory
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| osis | condition; cyanosis
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| ous | pertaining to; venous
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| pathy | disease; adenopathy
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| penia | decrease in; leukocytopenia
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| pexy | surgical fixation; colpopexy
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| philia | attraction to;necrophilia
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| phobia | abnormal fear; arachnophobia
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| plasia | formation; hyperplasia
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| plasty | surgical repair;rhinoplasty
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| plegia | paralysis;hemipalagia
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| pnea | breathing; dyspnea
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| ptosis | drooping or prolapse; colpoptosis
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| rrhagia | excessive flow; menorrhagia
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| rrhaphy | suturing;nephrorrhaphy
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| rrhea | discharge; rhinorrhea
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| rrhexis | rupture; arteriorrhexis
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| scope | instrument used to view; ophthamoscope
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| scopy | the process of viewing with a scope; ophthalmoscopy
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| stasis | stopping; hemostasis
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| stomy | surgical creation of a new opening; colostomy
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| tic | pertaining to; cyanotic
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| tion | process of; relaxation
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| tomy | incision into; phelbotomy
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| tripsy | intentional crushing; lithotripsy
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| ula | small;macula
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| ule | small one; venule
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| um | identifies singular nouns; duodenum
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| uria | characteristic of the urine; hematuria
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| us | identifies singular noun; coccus
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| y | condition; myopathy
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| abdomen/o | abdomen
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| acr/o | extremity
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| aden/o | gland
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| alges/o | pain
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| cardi/o | heart
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| ceohal/o | head
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| colp/o | vagina
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| cost/o | ribs
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| dermat/o | skin
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| gynec/o | woman
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| hem/o | blood
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| hepat/o | liver
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| mamm/o | breast
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| my/o | muscle
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| myel/o | spinal cord
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| orch/o | testicle
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| oste/o | bones
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| pector/o | chest
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| ped/o | foot
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| phleb/o | vein
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| pulmon/o | lungs
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| rhin/o | nose
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| thorac/o | chest
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| throb/o | blood clot
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| ur/o | urine
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